6th century AD. A large silver-gilt disc plaque with band of repoussé bosses between raised concentric borders; central panel with profile head of an elephant, domesticated and bearing two ribbed collars on the tusk and a hatched collar to the neck; four attachment holes to the border. 804 grams, 23cm (9"). Property of a London gentleman; previously with Boisgirard Antonini, Paris, sale 9, 2013, lot 76 [Front Cover]; accompanied by a copy of positive metallurgic analytical results, written by Metallurgist Dr. Peter Northover (ex Department of Materials, Materials Science-Based Archaeology Group & Department of Materials, University of Oxford), dated 1992 and a copy of the relevant Boisgirard Antonini catalogue pages.